run-of-the-mill
Example Sentences
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It marketed itself as another run of the mill hero storyline with its final trailer full of the typical hero worship, Avengers and .
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023
Cecil Day-Lewis was "a possible" - he produced "run of the mill poetry but nothing particularly outstanding".
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023
Transparency mode is a little more run of the mill but serves its purpose if you need a quick check-in with the outside world.
From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2022
During jury selection, he said this wasn’t “a run of the mill case” and that it would require extra effort and time to ensure the trial was “done fairly.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2022
He was head and shoulders smarter than the run of the mill, and after he’d watched the sun and moon and stars fer a long time he set down and he done some figgerin’.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
